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Method: We used a descriptive qualitative study design to study nine purposively selected participants (mean age 56 y) who had received only individualized CR post-CABG or individualized CR in combination with group CR exercise. The participants were organized into focus groups of attenders and non-attenders of the group CR exercise classes. The four attenders were all men, and the non-attenders were three men and two women. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to thematic analysis. Results: The three main themes that emerged were communication challenges between health care professionals and patients, the patients' experience of physiotherapy, and their recommendations for service delivery. Conclusion: Patients' perceptions of the current delivery of phase 1 CR in this study setting emphasized that improvements need to be made in the areas of patient-centred care, equality of access to programmes, and appropriateness of programme content. 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